You've given up the American dream in pursuit of French pleasures. In preparing to relocate to the City of Lights, you realize you need a new coat or three for two real reasons. First, your arctic-rated parka is overkill and two, space is at a premium. The Patagonia Women's Tres Parka solves your outerwear woes. This 3-in-1 hat trick of a jacket keeps you warm, keeps you dry, and keeps you warm and dry, depending on how you put it together. And, with only "one" jacket in your closet, you'll have room left over for your carefully curated collection of feather boas. The waterproof and breathable shell uses H2No technology to keep you dry, both inside and out. This waterproof trench keeps you nice and dry, because Paris (and many other cold-weather cities) can be wet. The hood snaps on when a drizzle turns to a deluge and you've again forgotten your umbrella at the corner cafe. The inner liner is a thigh-high, trim-fit puffy coat stuffed with 600-fill Traceable duck down for a warm feeling in your heart and on your body without any added weight. Traceable Down guarantees the feathers came from humanely treated duck, meaning they were neither force-fed nor live-plucked. On the rare occasion it's both cold and wet, combine the two coats for unbeatable weather protection with a hit of heat. The slim fit means even when you have the full monty on, you maintain your svelte silhouette without having to suffer the consequences of the weather.

The high-loft, high-warmth, and low-weight Patagonia Women's Fitz Roy Down Parka turns up the thermostat during your high-altitude forays and winter adventures. This robust down insulator, Patagonia's warmest, features a lightweight nylon shell with a DWR coating that helps mitigate minimal amounts of moisture so the down stays dry. Y-yarn nylon reinforcements along the shoulders and arms give this proudly puffy coat a bit shine, not just an extra hit of tough, endowing it with looks that are good enough for the streets of Midtown, not just the remote north shore of Lake Superior. Down insulation is down-right ducky, ahhh, well, goose-y, The feathers fit together to form a magic lattice of air to keep you warm in temps that synthetic insulation would balk at. The 800-fill Traceable Down offers an incredible warmth-to-weight ratio so you stay warm without adding extra pounds to your hike. In addition, the feathers are from geese who were neither live-plucked nor force-fed. This means you can wear this jacket in good conscience without fear of retribution by the surviving flock members. Sewn-through horizontal baffles ensure the stuffing stays in place to give you equal warmth throughout your upper half. Bound cuffs slip under gauntlets and over glove liners without issue. The hood hugs your head and the collar covers your chin for an all-around heady experience. Two hand pockets are great storage spots for lip balm and your camera and are placed high enough to stay out of the way of a harness or hip-belt. You can stash cash or energy gels in the single chest pocket.